He was then a commander in Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (JFS), a group formed when Nusra publicly separated from al-Qaida. He said the strikes took place on Tuesday at an undisclosed location in Syria and were carried out to avenge an attack on Russian military police in Syria on September 18. Read More »

Zhang disappeared June 9 while she was en route to sign a lease for an off-campus apartment in Urbana. It accuses Christensen of first planning to, and then deliberately killing Zhang in the course of kidnapping her, and doing so "in an especially heinous, cruel or depraved manner" that involved "torture or serious physical abuse". Read More »

Supreme Court could literally be taking politics back to the drawing board. The court is still very much divided, and Justice Kennedy didn't show any indication which side he'll choose. Several court observers concurred that the Justices agreed gerrymandering is unconstitutional reasonably early during the argument. In previous cases, he has sought good tests for identifying bad plans. Read More »

USA senators considering Gov. Sam Brownback's nomination as ambassador for global religious freedom peppered him Wednesday with questions, including some about his actions as Kansas governor. Committee members did not announce when they'll vote on Brownback's nomination. President Trump nominated Brownback to the ambassadorship in July after months of speculation over possible appointments. Read More »

As he was bundled away by security, the joker - identified in media reports as comedian Simon Brodkin - said "Boris told me to do it". Yet, at the beginning of the week, I could not see how the Tory leader could survive. Mrs May's intervention comes as charity Shelter releases figures showing that housing is an increasing high political priority for Britain's growing population of families in private rented accommodation, many of whom are unable to access social housing because of the ... Read More »

That means Flores and a leading Senate Democrat are in agreement on gun control, with both thinking more is needed in the form of a ban on the ATF-approved bump stocks . A user, however, can buy an cheap bump stock and shoot at a rate of 400 to 800 rounds a minute. The device does not perform automatically when installed, and to use it, a shooter must apply constant forward pressure with the non-shooting hand and constant rearward pressure with the shooting hand, the memo said. Read More »

All prison staff were safely accounted for, SCDOC officials said. The McCormick County Sheriff's Office is reporting that inmates at the McCormick Correctional Institution have overtaken the facility on October 4, 2017 . The perimeter around McCormick Correctional Institution is now secured, and more details are emerging about an attempted prison break. This is a developing story. Read More »

On state highways, Iowa motorists may see signs reading: "Old Taylor can't come to the phone right now... she's driving ". It's this which the Iowa DOT has parodied, displaying on their overhead freeway signs the message: "Old Taylor can't come to the phone..." "If you don't get the message today", the Iowa DOT tweeted out with an image of the Taylor-inspired sign, "ask the nearest millennial". Read More »

Almost 60 people have died in the attack, and more than 500 people were injured. Police said they do believe Paddock acted alone and said they do not think Danley was involved in the shooting. "He would glare down at her and say - with a mean attitude - 'You don't need my casino card for this", Mendoza told the Times . Police say Paddock shot himself before a SWAT team broke down the door to the hotel suite on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Read More »

After getting confirmation of the terrorists' arrival and the start of the meeting, Su-34 fighter-bombers and Su-35 fighters were deployed to strike the location. Last month Russian Federation claimed to have killed several top IS commanders in an air strike including the US-trained "minister of war" Gulmurod Khalimov. Read More »

It's believed Paddock, who was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, may have used some of Danley's identification after checking into the hotel . Officers confronted Paddock on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino across the street from the concert, Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said . Read More »

The notes on gun control specifically portray the White House's position as wanting to wait to have such discussions until the facts are gathered "before we make sweeping policy arguments for curtailing the Second Amendment". At the beginning of her press briefing, Sanders' voice broke as she described several individual acts of heroism in the face of the Vegas shooter's "evil" as he sprayed bullets down on a country music concert, killing at least 58 people and wounding more than 500. Read More »

It is not the first time, when the Russian officials suspected the US-led coalition of having links to some radical groups in Syria and the Al Nusra Front, a local Al Qaeda branch, in particular. All those attacks "have only one thing in common: all of them originated from a 50-kilometer zone surrounding the city of al-Tanf on the Syria-Jordan border", Konashenkov said, adding that it is precisely the same area, where the United States military mission's base is located. Read More »

After every mass shooting, expectations rise that USA gun sales will be more tightly regulated, prompting American consumers to go out and buy more guns while they still can. Things could turn out differently, however, now that Republicans control the White House and both houses of Congress. "Concerns about presidential, congressional, and state elections and legislature and policy shifts resulting from those elections can affect the demand for our products". Read More »

President Trump spoke to reporters before departing for Joint Base Andrews en route to Puerto Rico to assess hurricane recovery efforts. As we grieve, we pray that God may provide comfort and relief to all those suffering. Paddock rained down death of revellers from his hotel room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort Casino. Todd Fasulo speaks of the "courage and resiliency" of the first responders to the massacre. Read More »

She added Danley was likely "even (more) shocked than us" by his actions. I'll fix it. Do not panic. The FBI is said to have accompanied her and law enforcement officials are interviewing her. 15, then flew from Manila to Hong Kong Sept. 22, where she stayed for three days before returning to Manila Sept. 25. Details are unfolding slowly about the one person who might be able to unlock the Las Vegas shooter's real motivations - his girlfriend Marilou Danley . Read More »

The United Bid Committee announced Wednesday that Tampa is among 32 North American cities - including 25 in the USA - that have made the cut to potentially serve as a 2026 FIFA World Cup host. The World Cup last came to North America in 1994, when the United States hosted and set the average attendance record. "They are more than capable of helping fulfill the shared vision and ambition of Federation Internationale de Football Association and the United Bid in shaping the future of ... Read More »

The commissioner said the deadline to recover the money was 3 January 2017, but that Ireland was still working out the exact amount illegally paid to Apple. Apple is appealing the case. "I think it's extremely regrettable", he said. Ireland at that time vowed to appeal against the European Commission's ruling. Read More »

The parliament's president, Antonio Tajani, said the Florence speech demonstrated that Mrs May is open to dialogue and understands what is at stake. He was applauded by MEPs as he said: "We will never accept for the 27 to pay what was decided on by 28, it's as simple as that". That taxpayers and the 27 member states do not have to pay for the consequences of a decision they did not make. Read More »

If the court quashes the disqualification and the floor test takes place in the TN assembly, the Palaniswamy government could certainly fall short of the majority without the support of the rebel MLAs, according to reports. "The disqualification of the 18 MLAs is unconstitutional", Singhvi said, adding that his clients have lost their political life because of the Speaker's order. Read More »

Indy's franchise quarterback had surgery in January to fix a partially torn labrum in his throwing shoulder. Through most of the offseason, the Colts expressed little concern about his apparently slow recovery, at least until the later stages of training camp, when it became evident that the three-time Pro Bowler would not be ready to start the season. Read More »

He then drove away, and ran a red light, subsequently crashing into two other vehicles. The Jeep struck another vehicle and rolled over, ejecting the toddler onto the roadway, the affidavit said. In August 2016, New Jersey court records show, Kuhn was sentenced to three years of probation after pleading guilty to threatening his ex-girlfriend - the mother of his son - after a dispute about visitation rights went south. Read More »

Oppenheimer And Communications invested in 10,000 shares or 0% of the stock. Celgene Corp now has $114.00B valuation. Insiders sold 46,233 shares of company stock valued at $6,268,259 over the last quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors Llc, which manages about $843.29 million US Long portfolio, decreased its stake in Ishares Tr (IGM) by 7,012 shares to 205,900 shares, valued at $29.78M in 2017Q2, according to the filing. Read More »

Speaking at the start of their Kremlin talks, Putin noted that "Venezuela is going through uneasy times" and credited Maduro with "succeeding in establishing some contact" with opposition forces. Moscow also appears to have found a roundabout way to prop up the crisis-stricken country by extending a loan through oil giant Rosneft. Before meeting Putin, Maduro told a Russian energy forum in Moscow that Venezuela has been "subject to financial persecution for the past three years" and called ... Read More »

When looking at the past five sessions, the stock returned -1.03% losses and is up by 8.23% compared with its 200-day moving average of $51.07. The stock volatility for week was 1.46% while for month was 1.76%. Credit Suisse Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $65.00 price target on shares of CSX Corporation in a report on Friday, July 14th. In other CSX Corporation news, Director Ridge Lp Mantle acquired 1,357,000 shares of CSX Corporation stock in a transaction dated ... Read More »

Maimane added that it's his job to make sure the DA remains much more united and effective moving forward. The current collective water use stood at 618 million litres per day. "Strategic commercial areas, high-density areas with significant risk of increased burden of disease and fires (such as the majority of informal settlements), and critical services (such as hospitals), where possible, would continue to receive drinking water through normal channels", she said. Read More »

Danley , 62, who lived with Stephen Paddock , arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on a flight from the Philippines. Police say Paddock fired down onto a crowd of more than 22,000 people just after 10 p.m. U.S. police say she had been living in Nevada with Paddock . "But we may have America's worst mass shooting and never know really why it happened". Read More »

It also reduced Hill Rom Holdings Inc (NYSE:HRC) stake by 108,459 shares and now owns 579,309 shares. Investors sentiment increased to 1.28 in 2017 Q2. The stock has "Buy" rating by Goldman Sachs on Wednesday, June 1. The company was maintained on Thursday, August 24 by Cowen & Co. Since June 5, 2017, it had 0 insider buys, and 3 selling transactions for $2.36 million activity. Read More »

They will have a Catholic ceremony and a traditional ceremony. Her outfit for the Christian wedding will be designed by Kresha Bajaj, who also designed Samantha's engagement ensemble. They will not be taking a break now and will only go for a honeymoon during Christmas extending up to the New Year. Nagarjuna is now busy with his upcoming film Raju Gari Gadhi 2 and he is busy with promotions of the film as well. Read More »